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Holmes seizes lead with 68; run of 3 straight birdies key

Associated Press

Friday, August 8, 2008

BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- J.B. Holmes always knew he could hit the golf ball a long way. He made his high school team in Kentucky when he was in the third grade. He was hitting 300-yard tee shots at age 13, and when he went to the Masters in 1998 as a senior in high school to watch Tiger Woods for the first time, it wasn't the least bit overwhelming. "I realized the pros don't hit it any further than I do," Holmes said. His monster length proved to be more than enough for Oakland Hills on ...

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